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SEPTEMBER 21st, 2008
This is probably our last update until the end of October, when we will be putting our last collection of stones online for the holiday season. There are many new agates specimens for you to choose and enjoy, plus a dozen new obsidian cabs we have been able to search out from our miners - there has been alot of rain in Mexico lately, some has collapsed and damaged many of the mines we work with. We have some very rare stones just added today, a couple of the much sought after Sonora Sunrise , a red & green chrysocolla mix, some very elegant Denritic opalite and the very beautiful Stichtite in all of its purple beauty (this stone is not dyed). That's all until next month......

SEPTEMBER 14th, 2008
A huge batch of 'Old Stock' Arizona turquoise has just been added to Aztec Moon's website. There are a few rare Bisbee cabs as well as other mines, possibly Sleeping Beauty stones and others which we cannot be sure of the identity, so we are just calling them 'Arizona' turquoise. Most of these stones have a solid backing and came from an out of business Arizona Rock Shop from the mid-1970's. We even put some in your Specials section, they are still excellent stones, possibly even rare - but, their condition is not perfect, so they are discounted accordingly. By the end of September we will be adding another huge lot of beautifully polished cabochons of some exciting new specimens as well as your favorites... obsidians, chrysocolla, botswana and coyomote agates, and some extremely rare purple sugilite.

AUGUST 20th, 2008
New lots of stones are arriving from all over the world these next couple of months - just in time for the winter holidays! Today you will find a variety of Ocean Jasper cabs as well as some excellent specimens of a couple different varieties of Leopard Jasper. A few Crazy Lace, Red Flame and Dendritic Opalite agates, some very gemmy Indian Bloodstone, along with some Chinese Writing Stone, Indian Paint Stone and a couple calming Gary Green Jasper - also known as "Larsonite". Our pulidor has found us a couple more Spiderweb Obsidian pieces that are superb! A nice variety of Dinosaur Bone cabochons are also new to our collection, some very rare and gemmy agatized cabs from our amigos in Utah. In early September we expect to have online another lot of beautiful and unique stones for gifts and designer jewelry. Enjoy!

JULY 12th, 2008
We have just added some beautiful spiderweb turquoise cabs from Hubia, China, these stones are solid and real turquoise.(no resins, dyes, etc.) Will be adding some brilliant tigereye and other stones in the next coming weeks as we prepare for the holiday sales season!

JUNE 1st, 2008
Over on our original gemstone site, we have added a page of Fire Agate Specials. They are good quality commercial grade agates, some with multicolored fire, others with alot of dead area (no fire), some needing a little touching up and final polishing and a few old stock we found in our inventory - some excellent deals! All stones priced at 'origin of Mexico' wholesale or less.

MAY 10th, 2008
We are adding alot of new stock this weekend... currently we have added some amazing Rare Gems to our Aztec Moon collection. Some unusual Tigereye from Australia, very beautiful and gemmy little Larimar cabochons, beautiful and rare blue Pietersite cabs, some extremely rare Spiderweb Turquoise gemstones from the 1960's - amazing stones! Over the next couple days we will be restocking other inventory with Obsidian, Flame Agate, unique yellow Fossilized Petrified Wood, Dinosaur Bone and a few mystery stones....... We were also able to get a few more of those amazing Royal Imperial Jasper from our polisher - very rare and soon to be gone forever. Don't forget to check out our Specials section too... some great deals on slightly damaged cabs.

MARCH 24th, 2008
A new collection of Obsidian has arrived, as usual all are mirror polished with alot of new 'designer cabochon' designs, as our polisher is starting to get a bit more creative. A couple of rare Imperial Jasper have also been added, these were found in the back of our pulidor's shop - leftovers from the 1970's... we sure hope he finds some more of these! (very unique)

FEBRUARY 23rd, 2008
We have just added a handful of Koroit Boulder Opal to our Rare Gems pages. Acquired in a trade with a miner in Queensland, Australia, some nice fire, beautiful coloring and boulder texture designs. Hopefully we will be adding a complete page of boulder opal stones in the near future - enjoy!

FEBRUARY 8th, 2008
Some very unusual Mahogany Obsidian has been added to our inventory. They are semi-tranparent like Apache Tears and a couple have a strange gray haze that is seen from only certain angles in the sun - very difficult to photograph, mainly because they are mirror polished that the reflections are very prominent too. You will find a few new stones added here and there throughout Aztec Moon's pages... we found a few that had been lost for a couple years, but re-discovered after our recent move, including some excellent Wonderstone cabs.

JANUARY 24th, 2008
Welcome to a new year at Aztec Moon! We have just added over 50 new beautiful highly polished stones to our inventory. Be sure to check out new cabs in almost every category. We have some new rarities, like Mujumi stone from Zimbabwe; fiery hot Noreen Jasper, absolutely the highest quality we have come across on the web. A few more Obsidian have also come our way, along with a few of the rarer multicolored and gold sheen specimens. Everybody seems to be out of the beautiful multi-colored rich obsidian stone down here in Mexico, so we don't expect anymore of these rare beauties again for awhile. (maybe it is all up at the Tucson 2008 Gem & Mineral Show?)

DECEMBER 17th, 2007
Our miners are spending time away from the mines enjoying life with their families and friends - the traditional Navidad celebrations. Our stone cutters and polishers are also taking some well deserved time off for the holidays, but will be back to work the beginning of 2008. So please check back in January for new and exciting pieces from Aztec Moon. For our friends who appreciate fine handcrafted Mexican gemstone jewelry, please have a look at some of the work by Casa de Mexico's artesanos in the tienda.

DECEMBER 3rd, 2007
Today we have added a few new specimens from a miner we have recently connected with from Chihuahua in northern Mexico. We have a couple rare Bytownite quartz, some Crazy Lace Agate and a few very nice Rhyolite cabochons. Plus, we have added some very gemmy and unusual patterned Dinosaur Bone cabs. I case we get too busy we would like to wish you a very special holiday season!
F e l i z  N a v i d a d !

NOVEMBER 29th, 2007
By request, we have added about a dozen more Obsidian cabs to Aztec Moon. For Larimar lovers we have a few excellent stones from a new source in the Dominican Republic. Some amazing new high grade Jasper specimens have also arrived! A couple very gemmy Ocean Jasper and some perfect Picasso Jasper stones have also been added to the site, along with a new specimen for us - Zebra Stone from Utah. We have never seen so much quartz mixed in this type of stone, very rich and elegant - the photos don't do them justice. Check back in the next couple days for a few more additions just in time for the holidays!

NOVEMBER 21st, 2007
For the Amethyst lovers out there, we just got in some beautiful gemmy dark grape amethyst quartz crystal specimens - they just came out of the mine last week and have had very little exposure to the sun (direct sunlight fades amethyst) so they have a very rich color! They are not cabochons, but are excellent specimens to add to your room decor and make fantastic collector display pieces as well.

NOVEMBER 17th, 2007
Just a quick note... we were at the local county fair here and were attracted to some rustic designed (surfer cabs) Koroit Boulder Opal cabochons, some with holes drilled - ready for hanging. They are smooth polished, but are rough in shape and they seem to be lacquer dipped, instead of polished. Great for ethnic or surfer designer jewelry necklaces.

OCTOBER 21st, 2007
Finally received some 'new' gemmy multicolored Velvet Obsidian cabs, plus a few of the very rare Silver Sheen Obsidian and a couple of nice large Rainbow Obsidian cabochons. We also have added a few more of the highly requested Celestial Stone, our polisher is just about out of this material and will not be getting more any time soon (could be years... if ever!). So be sure to check them out, a very special stone - more beautiful than Larimar (we think)... a magical stone of Mexico! We recently received some 'old stock' Turquoise cabs from the 1960's - a New Mexico rock shop that had gone out of business, they are small beauties, some have a backing for strength and added thickness - nice pieces.

SEPTEMBER 10th, 2007
WE HAVE MOVED!  Still in Mexico and now back online for your gemstone pleasure! We are now in the state of Colima, closer to the stone trade of Guadalajara and the opal mines of Magdalena. We have added some new stones to our inventory... extremely rare Celestial Stone from Mexico in our Rare Gems section, a few Obsidian and Chrysocolla (including some unusual Parrot Wing), plus some Russian beauties - very gemmy Chariote and Seraphinite cabochons.

And don't forget our Specials section with some great deals to be had! Imperfect cabochons (some imperfections so slight you will hardly notice), also some perfect stones that we usually use for trade - we cannot offer them as perfect gemstones because of either cracks, chips or poor color quality.

JULY 26th, 2007
We have just added a few new Chinese Turquoise cabochons we acquired in a trade from a Korean traveler we met in Mexico City. For our Chiapas Amber collectors we have added some excellent fossil amber polished specimens, including one with an insect inclusion and some pieces with beautiful flora and leaf inclusions - this is the best amber we have seen in awhile, they will go fast!

JULY 14th, 2007
We came across a local archeologist who traded us some fossilized seashells that are over 150,000 years old and have some unique compressed quartz inclusions within the polished halves, see them on our Fossils page. A few new rainbow and velvet obsidians have arrived with some amazing colors! and have been added to our Obsidian section. We were also able to trade for a few very unique and beautiful Chinese quartz cabs while in Mexico City recently and for some beautifully polished small quartz points - great for wire wrapping in our Quartz page.